Bug 54634

Summary: Anaconda crashes after installing packages, on RHL 7.1. Complains of runtime errors and such[see attachment] on HP NetServer 5/133 LH
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Adam Gretzinger <gretza>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Brent Fox <bfox>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 7.1CC: gretza
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Description Adam Gretzinger 2001-10-14 18:12:23 UTC 
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Description of problem:
Anaconda crashes after installing packages, on RHL 7.1. Complains of 
runtime errors and such[see attachment]

After the isntallation is nearly complete, it finishes doing the rpm 
packages. When the post install is inprogress it crashes everytime with 
this same information. [see attachment]

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. on an HP NetServer 5/133 install redhat 7.1
2. install Redhat 7.1, installation fails after package installation.
3. post install on packages fails [see attachment]
	

Actual Results:  installation terminates abnormally, anaconda dumps info.

Additional info:

Anaconda dump here:

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda.real", line 520, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1126, in run
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 551, in 
__call__
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1965, in 
doInstall
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1659, in 
writeConfiguration
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 904, in 
writeRootPassword
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1481, in 
setPassword
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iutil.py", line 48, in 
execWithRedirect
RuntimeError: /usr/sbin/usermod can not be run

Local variables in innermost frame:
argv: ['/usr/sbin/usermod', '-p', '$1$k2kBof.6
$FMyeArtCVmIhv94/59vJX1', 'root']
root: /mnt/sysimage
stdin: 0
newPgrp: 0
stdout: 26
stderr: 27
command: /usr/sbin/usermod
searchPath: 0
ignoreTermSigs: 0

ToDo object:
(itodo
ToDo
p1
(dp2
S'resState'
p3
S''
sS'progressWindow'
p4
(itext
ProgressWindow
(dp5
S'scale'
p6
NsS'screen'
p7
(isnack
SnackScreen
p8
(dp9
S'height'
p10
I25
sS'width'
p11
I80
sS'helpCb'
p12

<failed>
Comment 1 Adam Gretzinger 2001-10-14 18:13:08 UTC 
Created attachment 34081 [details]
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Comment 2 Brent Fox 2001-10-15 19:46:37 UTC 
Sounds like something is wrong with your cds.  Can you press <Ctrl><Alt><F4>
when the crash occurs and see if you see any error messages?